The Gun The Gold And The Girl
Recorded by Billy Walker
Written by Harlan Howard and Buddy Mize
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I had to have the gun to get the gold
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And I had to have the gold to get the girl
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She wanted things I couldn't buy I knew I'd lose her love
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And she was everything in life that I've been dreaming of
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In desperation one dark night began my life of crime
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I knew where someone kept a gun and now the gun was mine
Repeat #1
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I robbed and stole I even killed to win her for my own
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Then found her in another's arms one night when I came home
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I drew my gun they tried to run but never made the door
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And by their side I threw the gun I wouldn't need no more
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No I wouldn't need the gun to get the gold
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For I wouldn't need the gold to get the girl
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Now very soon I'll meet my doom the rope hangs just outside
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But when I found her in his arms that's when I really died
Repeat #1 x2
